The government has until Sept. 30 to pass a funding bill and avoid a shutdown. There's just one problem with that timeline – August recess.

Lawmakers are hoping to avoid a third shutdown since last September. The stopgap funding measure now heads to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain future.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans will aim to head-off a potential government shutdown before this fall's critical midterm elections with a vote Tuesday to fund the federal…

Another deadline to fund the government is looming this fall in Congress, and lawmakers seem eager to avoid another costly impasse ahead of the midterm elections.

The government has until Sept. 30 to pass a funding bill and avoid a shutdown. There's just one problem with that timeline – August recess.